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NewsTales of Titania: A top tipple for under-fives
Things were getting desperate. P&F had been reduced to punting the "world's strongest beer" to the parenting press as a convenient party drink for the under-fives. But still no outrage. We needed Alcohol Concern and the Daily Mail to unite in...
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Focus On Organic: Purity is quite a turn-on
"It's the whole purity and provenance message," says Rupert Thomas, marketing director of Waitrose, explaining why sales of organic beers and spirits are up 28% year-on-year at Waitrose and 32% since April.
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FWD leads duty stamp calls despite brewer opposition
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has called for the introduction of duty stamps on beer to combat duty fraud, provoking fierce resistance from brewers.
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NewsAcid Test: Windhoek
"I really liked this beer. It had a very full flavour similar to some of the well-known German lagers, probably because it's made using the German beer purity laws."
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Captain Morgan is given a ‘handsome and authentic’ look
Diageo has given its dark rum brand Captain Morgan a packaging revamp to make the seafarer "more handsome and authentic", and further boost already buoyant sales. The new design, rolling out now, is intended to emphasise the brand's...
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Wood’s rum shows off its Navy cred
First Drinks is bolstering the seafaring credentials of its Wood's 100 Old Navy Rum dark rum. The brand is sponsoring a sampling event at the Meet Your Navy show held at Portsmouth Naval Base next weekend. FD is also running a...
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NewsBreaking the sound barrier
A blast of Bizet in the French wine aisle and even birdsong in the loo... it all adds up to a more satisfying customer experience – and enhanced sales, says Suzy Bashford
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World News 24/7/10
Heineken has completed the acquistion of the beer operations of Fomento Económico Mexicano, producer of Sol and Dos Equis. The Netherlands-based brewer will issue new shares to give Femsa a 20% stake in Heineken...
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NewsCarlsberg’s Mr Fixit
Carslberg UK was in serious trouble in 2008 – until Dr Isaac Sheps arrived. He tells Liz Hamson how he dragged the second-biggest brewer in the off-trade back from the brink
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NewsBrewDog unveils world’s strongest (and weirdest) beer
BrewDog is courting more controversy with the launch of its strongest – and weirdest – beer yet.
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Heineken completes Femsa takeover
Heineken has completed the acquisition of the beer operations of Fomento Económico Mexicano SAB (Femsa), producer of Sol and Dos Equis beer brands.
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Rhythm & Booze to open best beer shop and its own brewery
Rhythm & Booze plans to open a shop that will sell every beer made in the UK and start brewing its own ales in a dramatic diversification move. The store, which will be named Britain's Best Beer Shop, will also have a trading website...
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Success story of alcohol-free beer
Sir, I noticed that in your Focus On Beer & Cider (10 July) alcohol-free beer wasn't given a fair representation considering its growing popularity. At Bavaria, we have experienced year-on-year growth since the birth of our alcohol-free beer and...
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NewsAcid Test: Black Star
"The label doesn't exactly stand out and makes it look like an own-label alternative to JD. With a 22% abv, this isn't going to appeal to regular whiskey drinkers."
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Cider juice content plan backed by Aston Manor
The government's plan to target low-quality, cheap cider by introducing a minimum juice content will be a "breath of fresh air" for the industry, according to the UK's largest own-label cider supplier. Justine Greening, economic secretary...
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Lamb’s Navy Rum promo supports RNLI
Lamb's Navy Rum has joined forces with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for the first time in an on-pack promotion that offers a two-week cruise holiday. Nearly 100,000 bottles of the Halewood rum are being rolled into the...
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Kronenbourg 1664 gets silver makeover
Heineken UK is switching the packaging of Kronen-bourg 1664 to the brand's global design to better flag up its premium qualities. The revamped lager, hitting stores this week, sports a more sophisticated design, including a...
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Birds Eye unveils chicken Bake to Perfection lines
Birds Eye is aiming to build on the success of its Bake to Perfection Fish range by expanding the concept into chicken. The four-strong range includes Garlic & Herb, Chasseur, Tomato & Basil and Red Wine & Mushroom variants,...
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Focus On Beer & Cider: Alcohol-fre beers
Patchy quality and the arrival of more interesting soft drinks had consumers turning their backs on non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beer (NABLAB) in the 1990s but it is enjoying a revival. Sales of NABLAB are up 8.6% in volume and 4% by value in the take-home market [Nielsen 52w/e 17 April].
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Tesco: scale duty to boost sales of lower-abv wines
The head of beer, wine and spirits at Tesco is calling for a shake-up of wine duty to boost growth of lower-alcohol wine, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.Speaking at the launch of a Finest Vintage 2000 wine range last week, Dan Jago...